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Somalia vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Somalia has a population of 19M (ranked 68/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Somalia's land area is 242,217 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 42nd vs. 41st).

By GDP, Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Somalia South Sudan
Population
20177806
12387398
Population rank 66/197 81/197
GDP
$12.1B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 149/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$637
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 191/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,601
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt n/a
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank n/a 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,941
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
242,217 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.13
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
16.6 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Somalia and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Somalia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Somalia

South Sudan
Year GDP
Somalia South Sudan
1960 $180,459,937 -
1961 $191,659,914 -
1962 $203,531,928 -
1963 $216,145,936 -
1964 $229,529,913 -
1965 $243,725,898 -
1966 $257,375,897 -
1967 $271,781,887 -
1968 $286,719,885 -
1969 $306,357,285 -
1970 $347,985,394 -
1971 $347,039,446 -
1972 $447,883,941 -
1973 $483,699,611 -
1974 $572,504,036 -
1975 $757,015,879 -
1976 $871,344,245 -
1977 $498,550,725 -
1978 $564,571,823 -
1979 $589,566,929 -
1980 $602,515,548 -
1981 $699,302,473 -
1982 $774,578,932 -
1983 $735,408,642 -
1984 $787,434,542 -
1985 $875,702,247 -
1986 $916,590,786 -
1987 $1,018,972,664 -
1988 $1,051,596,967 -
1989 $1,181,360,844 -
1990 $1,031,282,081 -
1991 $717,974,930 -
1992 $709,297,579 -
1993 $1,260,132,956 -
1994 $1,481,205,098 -
1995 $1,534,756,135 -
1996 $1,792,234,297 -
1997 $2,191,749,014 -
1998 $2,962,047,564 -
1999 $3,045,751,528 -
2000 $3,412,797,450 -
2001 $2,252,847,465 -
2002 $2,192,684,135 -
2003 $2,836,724,352 -
2004 $3,859,592,813 -
2005 $4,683,246,454 -
2006 $5,026,743,282 -
2007 $5,430,713,729 -
2008 $5,913,620,293 $14,586,253,383
2009 $2,948,594,552 $12,231,264,525
2010 $2,687,807,004 $14,602,072,411
2011 $2,906,000,097 $14,907,308,933
2012 $4,364,670,160 $11,931,472,169
2013 $5,062,881,600 $18,426,469,017
2014 $5,728,399,720 $13,962,212,847
2015 $6,152,149,100 $11,997,800,760
2016 $6,613,743,070 -
2017 $7,621,501,710 -
2018 $7,873,440,830 -
2019 $8,655,023,960 -
2020 $8,628,393,720 -
2021 $9,483,997,390 -
2022 $10,202,767,270 -
2023 $10,968,517,090 -
2024 $12,108,515,110 -

Somalia and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Somalia

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Somalia South Sudan
1960 $62.7 -
1961 $64.9 -
1962 $67.2 -
1963 $69.5 -
1964 $71.9 -
1965 $74.4 -
1966 $76.5 -
1967 $78.7 -
1968 $80.8 -
1969 $84.1 -
1970 $93.1 -
1971 $90.4 -
1972 $113.7 -
1973 $119.6 -
1974 $137.9 -
1975 $177.8 -
1976 $199.6 -
1977 $111.2 -
1978 $117.3 -
1979 $108.2 -
1980 $101.5 -
1981 $116.9 -
1982 $129 -
1983 $118.6 -
1984 $122.5 -
1985 $130.8 -
1986 $131.4 -
1987 $141 -
1988 $145.3 -
1989 $166 -
1990 $145.6 -
1991 $105.4 -
1992 $109.2 -
1993 $188.6 -
1994 $210.8 -
1995 $210.7 -
1996 $237.2 -
1997 $280.1 -
1998 $363 -
1999 $359 -
2000 $386 -
2001 $244.9 -
2002 $229.6 -
2003 $286.3 -
2004 $375 -
2005 $440 -
2006 $458 -
2007 $480 -
2008 $507 $1,654
2009 $246.5 $1,323
2010 $219.2 $1,498
2011 $235.3 $1,449
2012 $350 $1,109
2013 $393 $1,650
2014 $429 $1,243
2015 $446 $1,080
2016 $461 -
2017 $511 -
2018 $510 -
2019 $540 -
2020 $518 -
2021 $549 -
2022 $573 -
2023 $597 -
2024 $637 -

Somalia vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Somalia

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Somalia South Sudan
1950 41.5 30.2
1951 41.7 30.6
1952 41.9 31
1953 42.1 31.4
1954 42.3 31.7
1955 42.5 32
1956 42.7 31.6
1957 42.9 30.9
1958 43.1 27.6
1959 43.3 27.8
1960 43.5 28.1
1961 43.7 28.3
1962 44 28.5
1963 44.2 28.2
1964 44.4 32.5
1965 44.6 28.8
1966 44.8 25.6
1967 45.1 25.9
1968 45.3 26.1
1969 45.5 25.4
1970 45.6 25.6
1971 45.8 31
1972 46 31.3
1973 46.2 36.3
1974 44.3 36.6
1975 44.5 36.9
1976 44.7 37.1
1977 47 37.4
1978 47 37.6
1979 47.4 37.8
1980 47.6 38
1981 47.8 38.3
1982 48 38.7
1983 48.2 34.7
1984 48.4 31.8
1985 48.3 32.4
1986 48.4 32.8
1987 49 20.7
1988 43.9 11
1989 46.6 28.2
1990 46.9 28.6
1991 25.4 29.2
1992 25 21.9
1993 50.6 22.3
1994 50.3 44.9
1995 50.6 31.5
1996 50.5 32.1
1997 50.3 33.1
1998 50.8 19
1999 50.6 44.5
2000 50.7 47.6
2001 50.8 48.6
2002 50.8 49.4
2003 50.7 52.3
2004 50.7 53.1
2005 50.9 54
2006 50.9 54.7
2007 50.9 55.4
2008 51.5 56.3
2009 52.1 56.8
2010 48.9 57.5
2011 32.5 57.7
2012 49.1 58.2
2013 54 58.3
2014 54.4 45.6
2015 55.1 39.8
2016 55.3 36.7
2017 52.2 35.4
2018 54.8 51.9
2019 57.2 58.1
2020 57.1 57.6
2021 55.7 57
2022 53.9 57.2
2023 58.8 57.6
2024 59 57.7
2025 59.1 57.9

Somalia and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Somalia

South Sudan
Year Population
Somalia South Sudan
1960 2,876,331 2,931,559
1961 2,952,054 2,976,724
1962 3,030,091 3,024,308
1963 3,110,361 3,072,669
1964 3,192,796 3,129,918
1965 3,277,874 3,189,835
1966 3,365,106 3,236,423
1967 3,454,537 3,277,648
1968 3,546,590 3,321,528
1969 3,641,015 3,365,533
1970 3,738,448 3,409,614
1971 3,837,691 3,468,646
1972 3,939,436 3,542,497
1973 4,045,592 3,627,383
1974 4,151,842 3,723,259
1975 4,257,535 3,821,494
1976 4,365,812 3,921,910
1977 4,484,050 4,024,032
1978 4,814,892 4,127,657
1979 5,449,117 4,232,605
1980 5,936,154 4,339,030
1981 5,982,849 4,447,272
1982 6,003,840 4,557,686
1983 6,198,430 4,661,574
1984 6,428,389 4,750,627
1985 6,693,289 4,834,296
1986 6,974,788 4,921,240
1987 7,228,302 4,962,395
1988 7,235,360 4,848,029
1989 7,114,817 4,713,229
1990 7,082,811 4,737,633
1991 6,813,760 4,836,677
1992 6,495,107 4,909,749
1993 6,681,399 4,956,002
1994 7,026,797 5,071,184
1995 7,285,007 5,225,836
1996 7,554,474 5,356,925
1997 7,824,525 5,509,136
1998 8,155,417 5,620,068
1999 8,492,059 5,771,628
2000 8,838,713 6,032,267
2001 9,198,493 6,308,391
2002 9,550,063 6,596,806
2003 9,909,157 6,903,127
2004 10,280,998 7,233,041
2005 10,644,228 7,590,143
2006 10,975,502 7,976,526
2007 11,322,582 8,388,788
2008 11,663,084 8,817,647
2009 11,961,201 9,243,556
2010 12,261,756 9,745,953
2011 12,348,830 10,288,109
2012 12,461,160 10,756,240
2013 12,869,594 11,166,275
2014 13,339,491 11,235,073
2015 13,806,963 11,107,561
2016 14,348,740 10,830,102
2017 14,916,629 10,259,154
2018 15,452,487 10,122,977
2019 16,030,971 10,423,384
2020 16,651,191 10,698,467
2021 17,271,431 10,865,780
2022 17,801,897 11,021,177
2023 18,358,615 11,483,374
2024 19,009,151 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Somalia and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Somalia

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Somalia South Sudan
1960 7.25 7.16
1961 7.25 7.18
1962 7.26 7.2
1963 7.26 7.2
1964 7.26 7.22
1965 7.26 7.22
1966 7.26 7.25
1967 7.25 7.26
1968 7.23 7.26
1969 7.21 7.28
1970 7.18 7.29
1971 7.15 7.3
1972 7.12 7.31
1973 7.09 7.31
1974 7.06 7.31
1975 7.03 7.33
1976 7.02 7.33
1977 7 7.33
1978 7.13 7.33
1979 7.16 7.32
1980 7.18 7.33
1981 7.23 7.33
1982 7.25 7.34
1983 7.28 7.34
1984 7.3 7.35
1985 7.33 7.36
1986 7.35 7.38
1987 7.37 7.39
1988 7.4 7.38
1989 7.42 7.37
1990 7.44 7.38
1991 7.47 7.38
1992 7.5 7.37
1993 7.53 7.36
1994 7.54 7.35
1995 7.58 7.34
1996 7.62 7.32
1997 7.66 7.2
1998 7.66 7.08
1999 7.66 6.94
2000 7.65 6.8
2001 7.64 6.65
2002 7.63 6.52
2003 7.6 6.35
2004 7.57 6.19
2005 7.53 6.02
2006 7.49 5.85
2007 7.46 5.7
2008 7.42 5.57
2009 7.38 5.45
2010 7.32 5.32
2011 7.27 5.19
2012 7.21 5.06
2013 7.14 4.94
2014 7.06 4.82
2015 6.98 4.7
2016 6.88 4.58
2017 6.77 4.48
2018 6.66 4.37
2019 6.56 4.26
2020 6.45 4.16
2021 6.35 4.05
2022 6.26 3.96
2023 6.13 3.86

Somalia and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Somalia

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Somalia South Sudan
1960 18.1 18.6
1961 17.9 18.5
1962 17.8 18.5
1963 17.7 18.4
1964 17.6 18.4
1965 17.5 18.3
1966 17.5 18.3
1967 17.5 18.2
1968 17.5 18
1969 17.5 17.9
1970 17.5 17.7
1971 17.6 17.6
1972 17.6 17.5
1973 17.6 17.5
1974 17.7 17.4
1975 17.7 17.4
1976 17.7 17.3
1977 17.7 17.2
1978 17.7 17.2
1979 17.6 17.1
1980 17.6 17.1
1981 17.5 17
1982 17.4 16.9
1983 17.4 16.8
1984 17.3 16.8
1985 17.2 16.7
1986 17.1 16.6
1987 17 16.5
1988 16.8 16.8
1989 16.7 17.1
1990 16.5 17
1991 16.5 17
1992 16.7 17
1993 16.8 16.9
1994 16.7 16.9
1995 16.6 16.9
1996 16.5 16.9
1997 16.4 16.9
1998 16.4 17
1999 16.3 17.1
2000 16.3 17.2
2001 16.2 17.3
2002 16.2 17.3
2003 16.1 17.3
2004 16 17.4
2005 15.9 17.6
2006 15.7 17.8
2007 15.6 18
2008 15.6 18.2
2009 15.6 18.4
2010 15.7 18.7
2011 15.8 19
2012 16 19.2
2013 16 19.3
2014 16 19
2015 16.1 18.6
2016 16.1 18.2
2017 16.2 17.4
2018 16.2 17.3
2019 16.3 17.8
2020 16.3 18.2
2021 16.4 18.4
2022 16.5 18.7
2023 16.5 19
2024 16.6 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Somalia South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$11.5B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.000008%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
1989
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
14,000
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.94%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.8%
2019
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP n/a
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
9.66%
1986
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
29
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$23.1M
1989
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.12B
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourism as share of exports n/a
0.39%
2018
Banked people share
38.7%
2014
5.83%
2021

Energy

Somalia South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.87 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.05 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
95.4%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.2%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Somalia South Sudan
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,859
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
48.5%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
9
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
11
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2015
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.4
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
54.1%
2022
34.5%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
27.6%
2022
9.27%
2020

Health

Somalia South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$15.3
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.47
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
50.4%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2014
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
563
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
14.9%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
35
2025
21
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Somalia South Sudan
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
12,742 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
170,384 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
22,200 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,321 mi
2018
n/a

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